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These are all plants from my real life garden or closeby. My neighbors probably don't like my garden; it looks messy compared to some of the impeccable lawns here. What they probably don't realize is that I actually do my best to take care of my garden, although it probably looks overgrown. I keep the dockleaf population in check, maintain my patch of white clover, and sometimes I collect native seeds and spread them in my garden. I enjoy the little insects, mice and birds that come here, despite my garden and myself being trapped in a labyrinth of asphalt in most directions.
These plants are native to my area, which is on the southwestern coast of Norway. Many of them are found all over the world, or at least their close relatives. I am not actually from here, I'm from the island Senja on the northern coast of Norway - which is simultaneously the island Sážžá in the indigenous nation Sápmi. Not all of these plants exist there, but most do. Many of these plants are overlooked and underestimated. They're common, but many are also nutritious and/or medicinal.
I have written their names in northern sámi, latin and english, and if you recognize any of them from your own area, I hope you consider learning their name - if you don't already know it.
Click the images to look at them more closely, and hover over them to read a bit about them.